WAEC finally releases May/June WASSCE results

Written By Idoma Television on Monday, July 17, 2017 | 11:03:00 AM

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has released the May/June WASSCE results for this year.

13.79%
of the candidates that wrote the exams had their results withheld,
while a 59.22% pass in English Language and Mathematics was recorded.

Speaking at a press briefing held at its corporate office in Yaba, Lagos on Monday,
Head of National Office, Nigeria, Mr Olu Adenipekun said the
performance results recorded this year, was an improvement from the last
two years.

"A total of 923,486 (nine hundred
and twenty three thousand four hundred and eighty six) candidates,
representing 59.22%, obtained minimum of credits in five (5) subjects
and above, including English Language and Mathematics," he said.

Adenipekun
explained that the results of 214,952 candidates are being withheld, in
connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice,
which under investigation.

A total of 1,559,162 candidates sat the examination.

He
added: "Out of the total number of candidates that sat the examination,
1,471,151 (One Million Four Hundred and Seventy One Thousand One
Hundred and Fifty One) candidates, representing 94.36% have their
results fully processed and released, while 95,734 (ninety five thousand
seven hundred and thirty four) candidates, representing 5.64% have a
few of their subjects still being processed due to errors traceable to
the candidates in the course of registration or writing the
examination.

"Such errors are being corrected
by the Council to enable the affected candidates get their results fully
processed and released subsequently.

In the
analysis of the results, he said: "Of the total number of candidates
that sat the examination, 1,490,356 (one million four hundred and ninety
thousand three hundred and fifty six) candidates, representing 95.59%
obtained credits and above in two (2) subjects.

"1,436,024
(one million four hundred and thirty six thousand twenty four)
candidates, representing 92.44% obtained credits and above in three (3)
subjects.

"1,357,193 (one million three
hundred and fifty seven thousand one hundred and ninety three)
candidates, representing 87.05% obtained credits and above in four (4)
subjects.

"1,243,772 (one million two hundred
and forty three thousand seven hundred and seventy two) candidates,
representing 79.77% obtained credits and above in five (5) subjects.

"1,084,214
(one million eighty four thousand two hundred and fourteen) candidates,
representing 69.54% obtained credits and above in six (6) subjects.”

Candidates can check their results on the Council’s results website: www.waecdirect.org
within the next few hours. The result checker PIN and Serial Number
are contained on the flip side of the candidates’ CIVAMPENS Card issued
to all candidates by WAEC.

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